This book challenges the view that there was a smooth and inevitable progression towards liberalism in early nineteenth-century England. It argues instead that England witnessed a reassertion of ...
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This book challenges the view that there was a smooth and inevitable progression towards liberalism in early nineteenth-century England. It argues instead that England witnessed a reassertion of aristocratic power in the 1830s and 1840s, in part at least because popular forces rebelled against the forms in which liberalism had been presented over the previous half-century. The highest and most cosmopolitan section of the landed elite — the high Whig aristocracy — got a chance to revivify older ideals of government and to vindicate their view that the aristocracy's natural role was to rule for the people from the centre, at Westminster. Aristocratic Whiggism and liberalism coexisted within the Whig party throughout the first half of the nineteenth century. This book charts the movement towards liberalism before 1830, the movement back towards Whiggism in the Age of Reform, and finally the decisive return to a moderate liberalism from the late 1840s. This being a study of aristocratic politics, the ‘Whiggism’ and ‘liberalism’ under question are matters of style and tradition rather than well-defined and articulated ideology.Less

Introduction: Whiggism and the Age of Reform *

Peter Mandler

Published in print: 1990-07-05

This book challenges the view that there was a smooth and inevitable progression towards liberalism in early nineteenth-century England. It argues instead that England witnessed a reassertion of aristocratic power in the 1830s and 1840s, in part at least because popular forces rebelled against the forms in which liberalism had been presented over the previous half-century. The highest and most cosmopolitan section of the landed elite — the high Whig aristocracy — got a chance to revivify older ideals of government and to vindicate their view that the aristocracy's natural role was to rule for the people from the centre, at Westminster. Aristocratic Whiggism and liberalism coexisted within the Whig party throughout the first half of the nineteenth century. This book charts the movement towards liberalism before 1830, the movement back towards Whiggism in the Age of Reform, and finally the decisive return to a moderate liberalism from the late 1840s. This being a study of aristocratic politics, the ‘Whiggism’ and ‘liberalism’ under question are matters of style and tradition rather than well-defined and articulated ideology.

Situated in the centre of the Saronic Gulf, the island of Aegina has long been recognized as a powerful force in the cultural, political, economic, and strategic history of fifth-century Greece. The ...
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Situated in the centre of the Saronic Gulf, the island of Aegina has long been recognized as a powerful force in the cultural, political, economic, and strategic history of fifth-century Greece. The island is well known as the original home of the magnificent Doric architecture and sculpture of the Temple of Aphaia and of many of the patrons of the epinician poets Pindar and Bacchylides; with a thriving maritime economy and an effective navy, Aegina was powerful enough to challenge the security and ambitions of its neighbour Athens, by whom it was reduced to a kleruchy at the start of the Peloponnesian War. Many of the fascinating aspects of the island within the history and culture of fifth-century Greece have, however, been studied separately, rendering a rounded view of the significance of the island, and the significance of the island's choral lyric poetry, difficult. This volume aims to redress the balance by suggesting ways in which the different aspects of the island's make-up can fruitfully be explored together. Eleven chapters by established and younger scholars examine different aspects of the island's nature, and factors which link them: mythological genealogies, economics, cult song, religion, athletics, epinician poetry, inter-state networking, aristocratic politics and culture, art history, and the views of the island offered by classical historiography. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume aims to provide new insights into the diversity and significance of classical Greek history and culture, as well as being suggestive for future research on the cultural and political diversity of classical Greece.Less

Aegina: Contexts for Choral Lyric Poetry : Myth, History, and Identity in the Fifth Century BC

Published in print: 2010-11-01

Situated in the centre of the Saronic Gulf, the island of Aegina has long been recognized as a powerful force in the cultural, political, economic, and strategic history of fifth-century Greece. The island is well known as the original home of the magnificent Doric architecture and sculpture of the Temple of Aphaia and of many of the patrons of the epinician poets Pindar and Bacchylides; with a thriving maritime economy and an effective navy, Aegina was powerful enough to challenge the security and ambitions of its neighbour Athens, by whom it was reduced to a kleruchy at the start of the Peloponnesian War. Many of the fascinating aspects of the island within the history and culture of fifth-century Greece have, however, been studied separately, rendering a rounded view of the significance of the island, and the significance of the island's choral lyric poetry, difficult. This volume aims to redress the balance by suggesting ways in which the different aspects of the island's make-up can fruitfully be explored together. Eleven chapters by established and younger scholars examine different aspects of the island's nature, and factors which link them: mythological genealogies, economics, cult song, religion, athletics, epinician poetry, inter-state networking, aristocratic politics and culture, art history, and the views of the island offered by classical historiography. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume aims to provide new insights into the diversity and significance of classical Greek history and culture, as well as being suggestive for future research on the cultural and political diversity of classical Greece.

This chapter is parallel to Livy Books VII–IX. The Romans' defeat of Tibur and their military operations in the vicinity of Privernum prompted the confederation of the Samnite tribes to conclude a ...
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This chapter is parallel to Livy Books VII–IX. The Romans' defeat of Tibur and their military operations in the vicinity of Privernum prompted the confederation of the Samnite tribes to conclude a treaty with Rome in 354 B.C. It is noted that Livy's account of the reluctance of the Roman senate and the behavior of the Campanians cannot be accepted. The consequences of Latin War are reported. The Second Samnite War falls into three distinct phases. The aftermath of the battle clearly shows that the Samnites inflicted a major defeat upon the Romans. The terms of the Philinus Treaty fit well with what is known about the situations in Italy and Sicily in 306–305 B.C. Then, the chapter discusses Roman aristocratic politics and factions by employing the prosopographical methods which have proven to be so useful in understanding the politics of the much-better-documented middle and late republic.Less

Rome's Rise to Dominance, 366–300 b.c.

Gary Forsythe

Published in print: 2005-02-14

This chapter is parallel to Livy Books VII–IX. The Romans' defeat of Tibur and their military operations in the vicinity of Privernum prompted the confederation of the Samnite tribes to conclude a treaty with Rome in 354 B.C. It is noted that Livy's account of the reluctance of the Roman senate and the behavior of the Campanians cannot be accepted. The consequences of Latin War are reported. The Second Samnite War falls into three distinct phases. The aftermath of the battle clearly shows that the Samnites inflicted a major defeat upon the Romans. The terms of the Philinus Treaty fit well with what is known about the situations in Italy and Sicily in 306–305 B.C. Then, the chapter discusses Roman aristocratic politics and factions by employing the prosopographical methods which have proven to be so useful in understanding the politics of the much-better-documented middle and late republic.